A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 14, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from authorizing or otherwise allowing the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, including by granting a waiver for new fuels and fuel additives from the Clean Air Act's fuel standards.
Nullifies any waiver granted under such Act before this Act's enactment that allows for the introduction into commerce of gasoline containing greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol for use in motor vehicles, including the waivers entitled: (1) "Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator" (published on November 4, 2010), and (2) "Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator" (published on January 26, 2011).
Nullifies, 60 days after this Act's enactment, the portions of the rule entitled "Regulation to Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines with Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs" (published on July 25, 2011) to mitigate misfueling.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2013 to Sep 12, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Mar 5, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Mar 13, 2013 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 12, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1462 | RFS Reform Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2013 |
| HR 1469 | LEVEL Act | Related bill | Apr 12, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
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- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
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